If voters approve the $1 billion urban rail and road bond package in November, they can say hello to a 6 cent increase in the property tax rate over the next five years. ,..the City estimates that property tax appraisals will jump by over 25%! Their example shows a $200,000 home being assessed at $255,000 by 2020. So, the tax impact would multiply exponentially.Read more:http://austinaffordability.com/2014/07/30/rail-bond-vote-would-bring-historic-tax-increase/

Is US Attorney's Pitman's assistance needed to find real answers? - http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_24995179/federal-investigations-culture-corruption-unveiled-el-el-paso Seems to many of us that Austin/Travis may becoming much like El Paso:-